Me Gustas Tanto
| "Me Gustas Tanto" | ||||
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| Single by Paulina Rubio | ||||
| from the album Brava! | ||||
| Released | September 6, 2011 | |||
| Format | Promo, digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Pop, dance-pop, latin pop | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Writer(s) | Paulina Rubio, Miguel Mendoza "Nacho" & Andrés Recio | |||
| Producer(s) | RedOne | |||
| Paulina Rubio singles chronology | ||||
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"Me Gustas Tanto" (English: I Like You So Much) is a song by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio. The song was recorded for her tenth studio album, Brava!, due out in November 15, 2011.[1] The song made its debut online as the lead single on September 2, 2011 and was made available for purchase on Amazon.com and iTunes starting on September 6, 2011, about a week before it was released as a digital single worldwide and sent to radio station globally. The track was nominated for Pop Song of the Year at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2013.[2]
Background
"Me Gustas Tanto" was written by Rubio herself along with Nacho, from the Venezuelan due Chino & Nacho and Andrés Recio, and it was produced by RedOne,[3] the man responsible for huge hits of Lady Gaga, Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Mohombi, Usher, Kelly Rowland, Pitbull and others. The single has been described as a fresh song with simple lyrics and a catchy beat. It is a pop dance song with a Latin rhythm touch and it clearly uses an electronic sound with a pulsating repeat of “OE OE EO!” chorus.
Release
Paulina confirmed the release of the single via Twitter saying “I want to be the first one to let you know my NEW single hits radio Sept 13th.” While she didn’t indicate the genre of the new song, her statement suggested the song might be a dance track. “Are you ready to dance?” Rubio, additionally, did not indicate if the single will be released in both English and Spanish. But her statement to news announcing the track was given in both languages. According to LALATE, a celebrity news site narrowing on Rubio's career, the single, "Me Gustas Tanto" made its debut September 2, 2011 on the same site. The single is available for purchase on Amazon.com and ITunes starting on September 6, 2011, about a week before it was released as a digital single worldwide and sent to radio station globally.[4]
Music video
Paulina stated on a radio interview that she'll be working on the official music video for the single soon.[5] On September, 27, Paulina started shooting the video in Miami. She invited fans to join the shooting of the video if they're interested. The first 20 fans who send her their photos with their data will to be chosen. The director's name is yet to be announced. On September 28, she described the first day of shooting the video as "a looong productive, fashionable, exciting, happy, explosive and well worth day!" Paulina stated on her second Twitcam that the music video was directed by Gustavo Lopez Mana and herself. The video for the song premiered on October 27 on her VEVO channel, on YouTube.
Remixes
- Me Gustas Tanto (DJ Morales Radio Edit)
- Me Gustas Tanto (Mambo version) featuring Gocho
Chart performance
The song debuted at #15 on the Spanish Promusicae Top 50 Songs as the major entry to the list. The song peaked at #4 on the Spanish Promusicae Top 50 Songs. It eventually peaked #1 on the Spanish Airplay Chart.[6] In the US the song has picked up some steam with local radio stations playing the song more, and now it has become Rubio's fifth number-one song on the Billboard Latin Songs. The song also moved up from #6 to #2 on the Latin Pop Songs. In Mexico the song peaked at #4. The song also made a huge jump to #1 in Puerto Rico.
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
| US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
| US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 3 |
Year-end charts
| End of year chart (2012) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Latin Songs Year End 2012[10] | 44 |
| US Latin Pop Songs Year End 2012[11] | 35 |
References
- ↑
- ↑ "List of Nominees - Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Award 2013" (PDF). Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- ↑
- ↑ "Paulina Rubio". news.lalate.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Paulina Rubio overcomes personal setbacks on road to new album". Fox News. September 12, 2011.
- ↑
- ↑ "Paulina Rubio – Chart history" Billboard Hot Latin Songs for Paulina Rubio. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Paulina Rubio – Chart history" Billboard Latin Pop Songs for Paulina Rubio. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Paulina Rubio – Chart history" Billboard Tropical Airplay for Paulina Rubio. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-latin-songs?begin=41&order=position
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-latin-pop-songs?begin=31&order=position